714-877-4451
CA, US
weary
weary
2011-06-06 20:55:26
Unknown
Found this number on the caller ID today.  My number is listed as Do Not Call, yet, these individuals, and others like them, continue to ignore the laws governing telecommunications.

When will the FCC enforce the laws?
Aggravated
Aggravated
2011-06-06 20:55:26
Unknown
I don't answer unidentified numbers.
jjhrae
jjhrae
2011-06-06 20:55:26
Unknown
I got a call this sat 2/20 at 1:31 pm.  I tried calling the # back only to get a recording saying the number has been disconnected.

How can I get a call from a non working number?
lisa
lisa
2011-06-06 20:55:26
Unknown
I just received the same phone call. I picked up and it starts with a recording. If you push 9 , it will disconnect you. I did try and call back and it said the number has been disconnected, right after the phone call.?
DB
DB
2011-06-06 20:55:26
Unknown
The recording says something about small business loans.  If you listen to the whole thing, you can dial a number to be taken off the list.  I did that yesterday, but they are still calling today.  And like Lisa says, if you call the number back, it says it is disconnected or no longer in service.
Laurie
Laurie
2011-06-06 20:55:26
Unknown
Keeps calling my home then hangs up after I say hello.
lamet
lamet
2010-05-17 17:33:31
Unknown
ITS A SCAM - AND CROOKS DO NOT FOLLOW DO NOT CALL LAWS

there is NO STIMILUS GRANT MONEY - the goal is to STEAL your money by claiming you HAVE TO PAY to receive it


Government Grant Scams
Although government grant scams have been around almost as long as the government itself, the majority of the sites being advertised today didn't exist before the November 2008 election.

The "free money" scam has been around almost as long as the human species.

It has more variations than a bulldog has wrinkles but you can count on one thing: the government (any government) does not simply give money away to individuals. Anyone who tells you differently has larceny in his heart.

If you give him your bank account number, he will soon have your funds in his pocket.

It does no good to list all of the names used by these bunko artists because a.) they change all the time and b.) every single free-money government-grant offer is a scam. Period.

In one e-book, The Truth Behind Government Grants Exposed, the author (whoever he or it might be) admits that grants are not easy to get. The e-book goes so far as to say, "Now, I know what you must be thinking, but don't be discouraged because understanding that you do not qualify for the majority of Federal and Private Grants is the first step to actually getting a grant."

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/03/grant_scam_ads.html
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/scam_alerts/grant.html
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/03/ftc_stimulus_scam.html

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION WEBSITE      
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt134.shtm

?Free Government Grants?: Don?t Take Them For Grant-ed
?Because you pay your income taxes on time, you have been awarded a free $12,500 government grant! To get your grant, simply give us your checking account information, and we will direct-deposit the grant into your bank account!?
Sometimes, it?s an ad that claims you will qualify to receive a ?free grant? to pay for education costs, home repairs, home business expenses, or unpaid bills. Other times, it?s a phone call supposedly from a ?government? agency or some other organization with an official sounding name. In either case, the claim is the same: your application for a grant is guaranteed to be accepted, and you?ll never have to pay the money back.
But the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation?s consumer protection agency, says that ?money for nothing? grant offers usually are scams, whether you see them in your local paper or a national magazine, or hear about them on the phone.
Some scam artists advertise ?free grants? in the classifieds, inviting readers to call a toll-free number for more information. Others are more bold: they call you out of the blue. They lie about where they?re calling from, or they claim legitimacy using an official-sounding name like the ?Federal Grants Administration.? They may ask you some basic questions to determine if you ?qualify? to receive a grant. FTC attorneys say calls and come-ons for free money invariably are rip offs.
Grant scammers generally follow a script: they congratulate you on your eligibility, then ask for your checking account information so they can ?deposit your grant directly into your account,? or cover a one-time ?processing fee.? The caller may even reassure you that you can get a refund if you?re not satisfied. In fact, you?ll never see the grant they promise; they will disappear with your money.
The FTC says following a few basic rules can keep consumers from losing money to these ?government grant? scams:
    Don?t give out your bank account information to anyone you don?t know. Scammers pressure people to divulge their bank account information so that they can steal the money in the account. Always keep your bank account information confidential. Don?t share it unless you are familiar with the company and know why the information is necessary.
    Don?t pay any money for a ?free? government grant. If you have to pay money to claim a ?free? government grant, it isn?t really free. A real government agency won?t ask you to pay a processing fee for a grant that you have already been awarded ? or to pay for a list of grant-making institutions. The names of agencies and foundations that award grants are available for free at any public library or on the Internet. The only official access point for all federal grant-making agencies is www.grants.gov.
    Look-alikes aren?t the real thing. Just because the caller says he?s from the ?Federal Grants Administration? doesn?t mean that he is. There is no such government agency. Take a moment to check the blue pages in your telephone directory to bear out your hunch ? or not.
    Phone numbers can deceive. Some con artists use Internet technology to disguise their area code in caller ID systems. Although it may look like they?re calling from Washington, DC, they could be calling from anywhere in the world.
    Take control of the calls you receive. If you want to reduce the number of telemarketing calls you receive, place your telephone number on the National Do Not Call Registry. To register online, visit www.donotcall.gov. To register by phone, call 1-888-382-1222 (TTY: 1-866-290-4236) from the phone number you wish to register.
    File a complaint with the FTC. If you think you may have been a victim of a government grant scam, file a complaint with the FTC online at www.ftc.gov, or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint or to get free information on consumer issues, visit ftc.gov or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The FTC enters consumer complaints into the Consumer Sentinel Network, a secure online database and investigative tool used by hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
September 2006


Feds: Scammers Falsely "Guaranteed" Government Grants
Court halts operators' deceptive pitches for grant writing book and services


By James Limbach
ConsumerAffairs.com
July 24, 2009

A federal judge has stopped an operation from falsely claiming that it could help consumers secure a "$25,000 Grant" -- guaranteed -- from the U.S. government.
The case is part of a Federal Trade Commission crackdown on scammers trying to capitalize on the economic downturn by targeting people facing financial hardship.
In the complaint the FTC, jointly with the attorneys general of Kansas, Minnesota, and North Carolina, charged that Grant Writers Institute, LLC and its related entities (together, GWI) falsely told consumers that they were eligible for grants as part of the recently announced economic stimulus package .
According to the complaint, the false and deceptive claims by GWI violate federal law, state consumer protection laws, and the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule. The complaint seeks a court order permanently stopping the defendants' illegal conduct and forcing them to return money to consumers injured by the scheme.
"Stamping out grant fraud and other types of schemes that take advantage of consumers in dire financial shape continues to be one of the Federal Trade Commission's highest priorities," said David Vladeck, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection. "There is no such thing as a guaranteed grant. But to consumers in financial trouble, the chance for extra income -- guaranteed or otherwise -- can unfortunately be a huge draw."
The FTC says since at least 2007, GWI has mass mailed postcards to consumers across the country falsely claiming that the consumers "are Guaranteed a $25,000 Grant from the U.S. Government." Consumers who call the number are pitched a $59 book titled "Professional Grant Writer 'The Definitive Guide to Grant Writing Success.'"
The company's telemarketers falsely claim that the book will explain how to get government grants  -- including the "guaranteed" $25,000 grant. GWI and its North Carolina-based telemarketers, also named as defendants in the complaint, then call consumers who have bought the book, trying to get them to pay hundreds of dollars or more for grant research, writing, or coaching services, falsely claiming a 70 percent success rate in securing grant funding.
In reality, few, if any consumers ever receive any grant money.
The Commission contends that in addition to falsely claiming consumers were "guaranteed" to receive grants, GWI used the current government stimulus package to make its pitch. For example, when consumers called the number on the mass-mailed postcard, they heard a recording that said, "If you've been reading the papers you know that recently our government released $700 billion into the private sector. What you probably don't know is that there is another $300 billion that must be given away this year to people just like you."
The recording continues, "And if you're one of the lucky few who knows how to find and apply for these grants, you will receive a check for $25,000 or more, and we guarantee it . . . If you don't get a check for $25,000 or more, you pay nothing."
The following were named as defendants:
? Affiliate Strategies, Inc.;
? Landmark Publishing Group, LLC (d/b/a G.F. Institute and Grant Funding Institute);
? Grant Writers Institute, LLC;
? Answer Customers, LLC;
? Apex Holdings International, LLC;
? Brett Blackman, individually and as an officer, manager, and/or member of Affiliate Strategies, Inc., Landmark Publishing Group, LLC, Grant Writers Institute, LLC, Answer Customers, LLC, and Apex Holdings International, LLC;
? Jordan Sevy, individually and as a manager of Landmark Publishing Group, LLC;
? James Rulison, individually and as president of Answer Customers, LLC, all located in Kansas.
The complaint also names the following North Carolina entities as defendants:
? Real Estate Buyers Financial Network LLC (d/b/a Grant Writers Research Network);
? Martin Nossov, individually and as a manager and member of Real Estate Buyers Financial Network LLC; and
? Alicia Nossov, individually and as a manager and member of Real Estate Buyers Financial Network LLC.



Read more: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/07 ... l#ixzz0NENGCoRV
BusinessLine
BusinessLine
2010-05-17 17:18:54
Telemarketer
I have been getting robo calls from this number trying to get us to sign up for "free" business stimulus grants.  We are on the Do Not Call list but I have still received 3 or 4 calls.
JOHNA
JOHNA
2010-05-12 16:36:26
Telemarketer
TOTALLY ANNOYING-CALLS DAILY. TAPED MESSAG TO GIVE MONEY TO BUSINESS OWNER..
HOW INCONSIDERATE THESE MORONS ARE.. BUSINESS IS BAD. LESS EMPLOYEES..WHO IS LISTENING..FRUSTRATED..SICK OF THESE IDIOTS...
mikey
mikey
2010-05-11 17:58:32
Unknown
called did not leave message
Tom
Tom
2010-05-10 18:38:30
Unknown
I answer and keep the line on as long as I can just to cost them money and time.
pigpen
pigpen
2010-04-27 21:26:13
Unknown
they have called me everyday for two weeks. no one on the line and no messages
Barb
Barb
2010-04-22 19:18:45
Unknown
Call offering grant money. Supposedly the call is from a cell phone (according to Caller I.D.)
Jim
Jim
2010-04-15 18:47:58
Unknown
Called, left no message.  Tried to call back but said no longer in service.
Rob of NYC
Rob of NYC
2010-03-30 18:21:32
Unknown
Several Messages from these clowns - of course the number is spoofed -
Al
Al
2010-03-23 21:45:21
Unknown
Have gotten several calls from 714-877-4451 on my caller ID.  Caller ID only lists CALIFORNIA.  No msg is ever left.
Matta & Matta RE
Matta & Matta RE
2010-03-11 20:19:38
Unknown
They call daily and when I call them back there is a recording that says the number was cancelled!!

How many times do I have to add my number to the do not call list????????????
Matta & Matta R E
Matta & Matta R E
2010-03-11 20:18:07
Unknown
How do I get these people to STOP harrassing me??????????????????????????
I'm on the do not call list!
lucky me
lucky me
2010-02-20 20:49:05
Unknown
I actually missed this call but they hung on long enough to connect with my voice mail, there was no message. caller ID said SANTA ANA CA
report
report
2010-02-10 20:48:24
Unknown
Information for Filing Telemarketing complaints in Canada and the United States:

CANADA

RCMP Phone busters
Telephone toll free: 1-888-495-8501
Mon-Fri 8:30-5:20 pm (Eastern Time)
E-mail: info@phonebusters.com
RCMP Website is at: http://www.phonebusters.com  
File complaint online:  https://www.recol.ca/intro.aspx?lang=en
(Register with a password and then can continually file complaints)

Canada National Do Not Call Registry:
Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Telephone toll free to File A Complaint: 1-866-580-3625
(to withdraw a complaint is 877-249-2782)
CRTC online complaints form: https://www.lnnte-dncl.gc.ca/pfplin-fccoin-eng
that is at  www.crtc.gc.ca

Better Business Bureau, Check out a Business, find owner, contact info; file a Complaint:
http://www.bbb.org/canada/

UNITED STATES

US National Do Not Call Registry, file complaint: https://www.donotcall.gov/complaint/complaintcheck.aspx

Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov 1-877-382-4357
File complaint online: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov
that is at www.ftc.gov

Federal Communications Commission
Telephone toll free:  1-888-225-5322
http://www.fcc.gov/contacts.html
File complaint online: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumers.html
http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm
FCC Abandoned Calls Complaint form:
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/1088D-R.pdf
email:  fccinfo@fcc.gov

Better Business Bureau, Check out a Business, find owner, contact info; file a Complaint:
http://www.bbb.org/us/
moshe 2/10/10
moshe 2/10/10
2010-02-10 20:47:22
Unknown
keeps calling and there is never anyone on the other end of the phone.
called my local phone company and they say it is probably a telemarket/business?????
i am on the do not call list, how is the happening all the time?
Bri
Bri
2010-02-02 17:28:44
Unknown
Same problem. Same number. Anytime I try to call back, a recording comes on saying it has been disconnected.
1-714-877-4451
1-714-877-4451
2009-06-19 22:52:15
Unknown
they called me also but they can not get threw now i got the number blocked  in my caller id call block feature phone
Karen
Karen
2009-06-17 21:35:48
Unknown
I got two calls from this number, since I don't know anyone in California, I don't answer, one call was at 2 AM! I am on the "do not call list' in PA.
mm
mm
2009-06-04 19:14:21
Unknown
Call from this number. Called back. Recording says number is disconnected.
Jo
Jo
2009-06-04 18:09:43
Unknown
caller ID says Santa Ana,Calif.  Call went to answering machine - silence after that.
Andy
Andy
2009-06-03 22:02:04
Unknown
Just saw this number on my caller ID when I came home, and they left 30 seconds of dead air on my voicemail.  Looks like the call came through at 1 pm EST today (I'm in NY state).  I'm not sure if it will work, but I've filed the complaint on the Do Not Call web site.  Maybe if enough people fill out the form they'll do something, like the "extended warranty is expiring" scam I kept getting calls about last month.
Annoyed in NY
Annoyed in NY
2009-06-03 21:17:26
Telemarketer
"This is your final notice for federal grant funds for your region..."
Michigan Biz
Michigan Biz
2009-06-01 19:27:39
Unknown
This number has come up several times on our business/home phone.  We are on the no call list and don't answer when we don't recognize a number.  A message is never left on the answering machine.
annoyed
annoyed
2009-06-01 19:23:31
Unknown
the number calls and when I attempt to return the number, it says that the number is disconnected.
1-410-844-1212 1-800-578-0915 1-207-424-4185
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